Mr. Chairman, we will only do what is in our interest to do and what is in the interest of the security of Canadians. It must make sense for us. After all, our first concern is the safety and security of Canada and Canadians.
We share a continent with the United States. We are not on an island unto ourselves. One of our missions is to work with the United States in defence of our continent. We already have a great many treaties and memorandums of understanding. If in the post-September 11 framework there were ways that we could enhance that co-operation, then we would like to do that. However, it does not involve setting up a separate command structure or joining a separate command structure.